Privacy Commissioner
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Is your data safe with Canada Post? What we know about privacy law violationsCanada Post's gathering of personal information for a marketing program sold to businesses is “absolutely outrageous," a former privacy commissioner says.CanadaSep 21, 2023
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Drone hovering outside midtown Toronto condo raises privacy concerns"It's really unnerving and it really does sort of shatter any sense of of privacy," Lisa Graston said.CrimeSep 20, 2023
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A judge just backed Facebook over Canada’s own privacy commissioner. Here’s whyA judge dismissed the federal privacy watchdog's bid for a declaration that Facebook broke laws governing data protections in a case flowing from the Cambridge Analytica affair.TechApr 17, 2023
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Home Depot shared customer data with Meta without consent: Canada’s privacy czarThe investigation only focused on the Canadian arm of the North American big box renovation chain, which operates over 180 stores in Canada.ConsumerJan 26, 2023
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Saskatoon library ignored lifting of COVID restrictions, privacy commissioner saysManagement told employees on March 11, 2022, that they must submit either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, even though the provincial mandate was lifted Feb. 14.CanadaJan 25, 2023
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Edmonton police using facial recognition software to search ‘mugshot database’In 2022, select technicians with the Edmonton Police Service started using a facial recognition software called NeoFace Reveal to help identify suspects in criminal investigations.CrimeFeb 1, 2022
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‘Surveillance capitalism’ by tech giants is a growing threat, warns privacy watchdogPersonal data is a highly valuable asset, and no one has leveraged it better than the tech giants behind web searches and social media accounts, the privacy commissioner said.CanadaDec 9, 2021
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Privacy commissioner flags issues with ID-scanning at Alberta liquor storesAlberta's privacy commissioner found that Alcanna has been retaining too much personal information by scanning customers' ID before they enter liquor stores.CrimeOct 7, 2021
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New privacy bill won’t fix Canada’s longstanding issues, critics sayA new bill before Parliament won't fix Canada's many longstanding problems when it comes to protecting privacy, critics say.PoliticsMay 20, 2021
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Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating Pornhub over alleged non-consensual content posted onlineDaniel Therrien says his office is looking into the pornography site and Montreal-based parent company MindGeek.CanadaMay 10, 2021
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